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#115 Kangaskhan

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SpeciesParent Pokémon
Japanese nameGarura
PronunciationKANG-GUS-CON
Height7′ 3″ 2.21 m
Weight176.0 lb 79.20 kg
Gender♂ 0% · ♀ 100%

Pokédex Where to find Type matchups Moves Breeding Stats

Name meaning

Combination of KANGAROO and GENGHIS KHAN, a Mongol conqueror who died in 1227.

Evolution

KangaskhanThis Pokémon didn’t evolve from anything, nor does it evolve. No Evolution.

Kangaskhan in the original Gengar’s Pokédex — Kangaskhan as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

RedBlue	The infant rarely ventures out of its mother’s protective punch until it is 3 years old.
Yellow	Raises its young in its belly pouch. Won’t run from any fight to keep its young protected.
Stadium	The female raises its young in its belly pouch for around three years. The young is taken out once it learns to find food.
GoldStadium 2	If it is safe, the young gets out tof the belly pouch to play. The adult keeps a close eye on the youngster.
Silver	To protect its young, it will never give up during battle, no matter how badly wounded it is.
Crystal	To avoid crushing the baby it carries in its pouch, it always sleeps standing up.

Where to find Kangaskhan

Game	Where to find it	Time	Rarity
Blue	Safari Zone	NA	Few
Red		NA	Few
Yellow		NA	Few
Gold	Rock Tunnel	Any	Few
Silver		Any	Few
Crystal		Morn. or Day	Few

How to catch

	Ground	Breed
R/B	✓
Yellow	✓
G/S	✓	✓
Crystal	✓	✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

Normal×1
Fire×1
Water×1
Electric×1
Grass×1
Ice×1
Fighting×2
Poison×1
Ground×1
Flying×1
Psychic×1
Bug×1
Rock×1
Ghost×0
Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×1

Gold, Silver & Crystal: 1 weakness and 1 resistance out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
Red, Blue & Yellow: 1 weakness and 1 resistance out of 15 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
This Pokémon has the same number of weaknesses and resistances in both GSC and RBY. So the defense ratio of both are the same.

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

NormalNormal
FireNormal
WaterNormal
ElectricNormal
GrassNormal
IceNormal
FightingNormal
PoisonNormal
GroundNormal
FlyingNormal
PsychicNormal
BugNormal
RockBad
GhostNo Effect
DragonNormal
DarkNormal
SteelBad

Gold, Silver & Crystal: 0 advantages and 3 disadvantages out of 17 types.
Red, Blue & Yellow: 0 advantages and 2 disadvantages out of 15 types.

Moves learned by levelling up

Yellow	R/B	G/S/C	Move	Type	Kind
Start	Start	Start	Comet Punch	Normal	Physical
41	41	7	Leer	Normal	Status
Start	26	13	Bite	DarkG/S/C NormalR/B/Y	Physical
31	31	19	Tail Whip	Normal	Status
36	36	25	Mega Punch	Normal	Physical
Start	Start	31	Rage	Normal	Physical
—	—	37	Endure	Normal	Status
46	46	43	Dizzy Punch	Normal	Physical
—	—	49	Reversal	Fighting	Physical

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, Ice Beam

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

TM01Dynamicpunch
TM02Headbutt
TM03Curse
TM05Roar
TM06Toxic
TM07Zap Cannon
TM08Rock Smash
TM10Hidden Power
TM11Sunny Day
TM13Snore
TM14Blizzard
TM15Hyper Beam
TM16Icy Wind
TM17Protect
TM18Rain Dance
TM20Endure
TM21Frustration
TM23Iron Tail
TM25Thunder
TM26Earthquake
TM27Return
TM30Shadow Ball
TM31Mud-Slap
TM32Double Team
TM33Ice Punch
TM34Swagger
TM35Sleep Talk
TM37Sandstorm
TM38Fire Blast
TM41Thunderpunch
TM44Rest
TM45Attract
TM48Fire Punch
TM49Fury Cutter
HM03Surf
HM04Strength

TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow

TM01Mega Punch
TM05Mega Kick
TM06Toxic
TM08Body Slam
TM09Take Down
TM10Double-Edge
TM11Bubblebeam
TM12Water Gun
TM13Ice Beam
TM14Blizzard
TM15Hyper Beam
TM17Submission
TM18Counter
TM19Seismic Toss
TM20Rage
TM24Thunderbolt
TM25Thunder
TM26Earthquake
TM27Fissure
TM31Mimic
TM32Double Team
TM34Bide
TM38Fire Blast
TM40Skull Bash
TM44Rest
TM48Rock Slide
TM50Substitute
HM03Surf
HM04Strength

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups	Monster Pokémon group 11

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

Move	How to pass it down
Disable	Mate with a male Lickitung or male from Slowpoke Family.
Focus Energy	Mate with a male Cubone/Marowak or Nidoran(M)/Nidorino.
Foresight	Mate a male Hoothoot/Noctowl with a female Farfetch’d, then mate the male offspring to a female Psyduck/Golduck. Mate the male offspring (Psyduck) to a female from Squirtle Family. Finally, mate male Squirtle offspring with the move to a Kangaskhan.
Safeguard	Mate with a male from Chikorita Family or Lapras.
Stomp	Mate with a male Lickitung or Rhyhorn/Rhydon.

Stats

Stat	Base	Range at Lv. 100	G/S/C rank	R/B/Y rank
HP	105	383-413	10/4589.41%	7/4291.92%
Attack	95	258-288	9/4980.20%	9/4580.20%
Defense	80	228-258	18/5563.67%	15/4465.54%
Speed	90	248-278	12/4780.20%	12/4277.31%
Special Attack G/S/C	40	148-178	37/4615.87%	—
Special Defense G/S/C	80	228-258	17/4165.54%	—
Special R/B/Y	40	148-178	—	24/2914.72%
Total	490 G/S/C 410 R/B/Y	1493-1673 1265-1415	16/8778.81%	16/6578.81%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library